Month: August 2019

Each one will be extremely desirable but at an attainable price. Autocar recently traveled to Ford’s headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. It gleaned exclusive information about the future of Ford, directly from some of its top executives. The article is packed with insight, information, and many direct quotes. At InsideEVs, we’re just going to focus on details

The refreshed 2020 Subaru Impreza has been revealed in its home market of Japan, but you’ll need a magnifying glass to see the changes. A revised lower front fascia is the most obvious change because there’s now one large opening instead of three smaller ones. Two chrome strips surround the front foglights and the grille

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Auto retailers in South Florida on Friday were preparing for Hurricane Dorian, which as of Friday morning was expected to hit South and Central Florida’s Atlantic coast early next week, potentially as a powerful Category 4 storm. Earl Stewart, whose Earl Stewart Toyota is but 1,000 yards from the Atlantic Intracoastal

The Kamiq is Skoda’s entry into one of Europe’s hottest segments, and the first signs are more than positive. The new Kamiq is positioned underneath the Karoq in the brand’s SUV range but don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s not roomy enough for a family; on the contrary, Skoda’s decision to give it

German premium automakers find themselves in unfamiliar territory: trailing mass market rivals in profitability. BMW and Daimler have seen returns shrink in the normally lucrative second quarter, pushing their profitability below those of volume peers. BMW’s closely watched automotive EBIT margin collapsed to 2.8 percent in the first half, while Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz car division had

Ford’s upcoming Wrangler fighter might be taking a page from the iconic Jeep’s playbook by offering removable doors, according to patent filings. Novel door designs like the ones in the patent filings uncovered by AutoGuide this week give strong credence to previous rumors that Ford is taking a hardcore off-road approach to the Bronco’s design,

The 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander is a value-oriented crossover SUV option that is best in lower-trim forms. With expanded active safety tech this year, we give it 6 out of 10 for features. (Read more about how we rate cars.) Outlander models include ES, SE, LE, a new SP (Special Edition), SEL, and GT trims, which

A man in Philadelphia has been filmed driving along city streets in what appears to be an electric Power Wheels car that is actually meant to be used by children and not alongside traffic. Footage showing the man’s bizarre choice of transportation was posted on social media by student Corbin Weaver and quickly attracted attention,

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — As GMC designed an off-road version of its Sierra pickup, customers said they wanted something different: boldness, capability and luxury — not flashy chrome. From that effort came the Sierra AT4, an understated, matte-accented truck that’s a departure from GMC’s tried-and-true Denali formula. “It was kind of like an ‘aha! moment’

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 30, 2019 As gas stations in Florida ran out of fuel due to long lines of car owners rushing in to fill up their vehicles before Hurricane Dorian makes landfall, Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla will offer free Supercharging services and unlock more range for vehicles that are

Labor Day weekend is one of the best times of the year to buy a new vehicle. And with gas prices down and so many competitive options on the market, now is the time to buy an SUV. Keep reading to find out which automakers are offering the best SUV deals right now for Labor

Volkswagen Group of America has reached a proposed settlement over claims that the automaker overstated mileage on certain 2013-17 model-year vehicles. The fuel economy ratings on approximately 98,000 vehicles sold or leased in the United States will be restated fix a discrepancy of 1 mpg, the automaker said in a statement. VW has agreed to

Boots customers in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire will be the first in the UK to have their prescriptions delivered by electric vehicles. Boots are introducing five electric Renault Kangoo ZE vans to the fleet, which runs the service that picks up prescriptions and delivers them to patient’s homes. These are the first electric vans to be

Now that the A-Class sedan has come to the U.S., the CLA no longer holds the entry-level position in the Mercedes lineup. And that means it no longer gets an entry-level price tag. The 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 will start at $37,645 when it goes on sale late this year. That’s a whopping $3,550 hike from

Ivory Coast’s government signed an agreement on Thursday with Toyota Motor Corp. to build a vehicle assembly plant in the West African nation, the office of Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly said in a statement. Faced with stagnant sales in developed economies, automakers including Toyota, Volkswagen Group, BMW AG, and Nissan Motor Co. are

On this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited, we look at the history of HOT ROD magazine’s longest-term project car, the Crusher Camaro. Watch as the ’67 goes to the drag strip for the very first time in its latest configuration as a ’70s street machine, complete with an 8-71 blower on a big-block Chevy. For

Anyone in the market for a premium compact sedan probably has the new generation Mercedes-Benz CLA at the top of the list. Completely overhauled for the 2019MY, it’s still a re-bodied version of the A-Class, only with a boot and sexier styling. Unlike the previous-gen, though, now there’s a “proper” A-Class Sedan as well in

Automakers have suffered renewed disruption to sales because of changes in the European Union’s vehicle type approval regulations. Some brands such as Volkswagen, Audi and Nissan may not be fully ready for the introduction of the new tests, according to a study by Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche. Starting September 1, all new passenger

The wait is nearly over. Land Rover confirmed on Thursday that its hotly anticipated Defender SUV will make its world debut on Sept. 10 at the Frankfurt motor show, and it will begin taking orders at that time. The reveal, which will take place at 3:50 am eastern time, will be livestreamed on Land Rover’s

The Camaro offers a varied lineup with plenty of options to improve the list of amenities or performance, but it lacks a key safety feature: automatic emergency braking. Chevrolet does add a bit of value this year with a new LT1 model that makes the Camaro the most affordable car in its class with a

A horrific head-on crash took place recently in Arkhangelsk, Russia, when the driver of a first-generation Chevrolet Cruze decided it was a good idea to overtake the cammer while ignoring the double white line in the middle of the road. Not only that, they also failed to notice the incoming SUV, which is hard to

Destination dealership: Events pay off It’s a 100-mile drive from the rural burg of Sussex, N.J., to the popular beaches along the Atlantic shore. But in July and August, residents of the rural town can tap in to their inner beach bum and enjoy a free barbecue — no long drive required — at Franklin

Tesla has started increasing the power capacity of its Supercharger station in Europe after updating its fast-charging network earlier this year. With the launch of the Supercharger V3, Tesla introduced its next-generation, fast-charging station that can charge all Model 3 vehicles at up to 250 kW and new Model S and Model X vehicles at up

Porsche is finally getting ready to roll out an updated version of its mighty Macan Turbo. Coming to the U.S. in the fourth quarter of this year, the 2020 Porsche Macan Turbo receives an updated powertrain and chassis, promising improved performance. The pre-refresh Macan Turbo was already shockingly quick for an SUV, and we have

WASHINGTON — Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., on Thursday urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to “promptly” remove regulatory barriers for cars without steering wheels and brake pedals. Automakers must currently meet nearly 75 auto safety standards for self-driving cars, many of them written under the assumption that a

ValuePenguin.com analysis sheds some light on that. Tesla vehicles are expensive to insure. Because of that, Tesla decided to offer a policy to make these costs lower but did not get into many details on how it will make that work. ValuePenguin.com dug a little deeper and managed to offer us a comprehensive analysis of

Opting for the drop-top variant of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 doesn’t appear to come with a massive increase in weight. A booklet posted on Corvette Forum indicates that the C8 convertible is only 102 pounds heavier than a standard Corvette C8 coupe, which checks in at 3,535 pounds including fluids. Previously, GM only gave

Autonomous driving software specialist Zenuity will team up with the European Organization for Nuclear Research to develop autonomous vehicles that can make predictions and decisions faster to help improve safety, the supplier said in a release. This is crucial to Zenuity as its long-term goal is to help automakers create AVs that have zero collisions and cause

Remember the Dodge 360 small-block engine from Roadkill Garage episodes 3 and 4? It was later run on the dyno for Engine Masters episode 14, and then rebuilt, hopped up, and retested for a future Engine Masters. But the machine shop screwed it up pretty badly, so here’s an update from the set of Roadkill

The 2020 Lincoln Aviator directly rivals some of the finest premium SUVs from Europe, something which isn’t particularly easy. Has the American manufacturer done a good enough job with the Aviator to be talked about in the same breath as the Mercedes-Benz GLE, Volvo XC90, Audi Q7, and BMW X5? Doug DeMuro is here to